VERB: "to cook the surface of quickly with intense heat" Crossword Clue

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VERB: "to cook the surface of quickly with intense heat" Crossword Answer

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(verb)
1. cause to wither or parch from exposure to heat
2. become superficially burned
(adjective)
1. (used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

SURFACE (verb)
1. put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface
2. appear or become visible; make a showing
SURFACE (noun)
1. information that has become public
2. the outermost level of the land or sea
SURFACE (adjective)
1. on the surface
INTENSE (adjective)
1. extremely sharp or severe
2. (of color) having the highest saturation

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